One of a Kind

This is Helen's "graduation report" from Movement I (she and Will start transitioning to the next class, Movement II, next week). Some excerpts from her lead teacher include:

Helen is one of a kind! I've NEVER met a little girl with her spunk,
determination and independence. . . . Helen has taught me the meaning of patience!

I know that this is a nice way of saying that Helen has been difficult to handle at times. For example, at 17 months she clears her own lunch dishes and puts them away in the sink. Impressive, you think, right? But apparently then she proceeds to clear the dishes of all of her classmates, regardless of whether they are finished eating! Needless to say, that can cause mayhem in a room full of young toddlers. We liked hearing this report from the teacher, because it has always seemed to us that she was pretty much a spitfire. Glad to know it's not just us.

Much of Will's graduation report was more mundane, but his teacher also has him pegged. She has had all four kids now, and she described Will as "the sweetest most loving Maddux." Quite accurate.